Koanophyllon villosum
Florida Shrub Thoroughwort
Asteraceae
Also known as Eupatorium villosum
Plant Specifics
Form: | Shrub | |
Size: | 6 ft | |
Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
Flower Color: | White | |
Fruit Color: | White | |
Phenology: | Evergreen | |
Noted for: | Showy flowers |
Landscaping
Recommended Uses: | Back of garden screen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Propagation: | Seed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Availability: | Native nurseries | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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(Not wet but not extremely dry ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: | Not wet but not extremely dry ----- to ----- Very long very dry periods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soil or other substrate: | Loam, Lime rock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soil pH: | Calcareous |
Ecology
Wildlife: |
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Insects: | Attracts butterflies and bees. | |
Native Habitats: | Pine rockland, edges of hammocks |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10B 11

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures